This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms mollusc (ex medusa), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 6.274 N,1 26.178 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Adams beck (probably)
2. Albano
3. Annie walker (probably)
4. Azira
5. Balzac
6. Bangarth
7. Blairhall
8. Blue dawn
9. British officer (after part)
10. Bullger
11. Cairnglen
12. Carmarthen coast
13. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
14. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
15. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
16. Clare (possibly)
17. Coquet mouth
18. Denham (probably)
19. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
20. Don (possibly)
21. Dora
22. Driebergen
23. Dutchman
24. Eagle iii
25. Elziena
26. Elziena (possibly)
27. Espire
28. Eston
29. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
30. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
31. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
32. Eventide
33. Fenella
34. Ferryhill
35. Fingal
36. Firelight (possibly)
37. General havelock
38. Gottfried (possibly)
39. Gran
40. Grit
41. Gudbrand (possibly)
42. H c flood (possibly)
43. H c flood (probably)
44. Hanne
45. Hebble (probably)
46. Hekla (possibly)
47. Helvetia (possibly)
48. Hercules
49. Heros (possibly)
50. Hmms 180
51. Hms ben ardna (probably)
52. Hms elise
53. Hms elise (possibly)
54. Hms ethel taylor
55. Hms herring
56. Hms james ludford
57. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
58. Hms snaefell (probably)
59. Hms southsea
60. Hms star of devoran
61. Hms summer rose
62. Hms william hallet (possibly)
63. Hms witherington
64. Hmsm unity (probably)
65. Hogarth
66. Hornchurch (probably)
67. Humber
68. Ilios (possibly)
69. Ilious
70. Intent
71. Invergyle
72. Inverlane (part of)
73. Inverlane (stern section)
74. Jenny m (possibly)
75. Jolly girls
76. Jolly girls (possibly)
77. Jonkoping i (possibly)
78. Kalua
79. Kamma
80. Lafonia
81. Linden (probably)
82. Llwyngwair (possibly)
83. Loch-na-gar (probably)
84. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
85. Longbird
86. Lyng
87. Maindy bridge (possibly)
88. Marcheller (possibly)
89. Marne (part of)(possibly)
90. Mars
91. Mayoress pelican
92. Nike (possibly)
93. Nyula
94. Olimpia/?olympia (possibly)
95. Orion (probably)
96. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
97. Polleon (possibly)
98. Poltava (possibly)
99. Povena
100. Presto (possibly)
101. Presto (possibly)
102. Princess maud (possibly)
103. Protector (possibly)
104. Providence
105. Provider a
106. Prunelle
107. Queen wilhelmina
108. Quillota
109. Ragnhild (possibly)
110. Ragni (probably)
111. Ravensbourne (possibly)
112. Recorder (possibly)
113. Regian
114. Renen
115. Rfa creosol
116. Richard de larrinaga
117. Rio colorado
118. Rising sun
119. Rosa (possibly)
120. Rotha
121. Saga (possibly)
122. Sargasso (possibly)
123. Scott miller
124. Snowdrop (possibly)
125. Spey (possibly)
126. Spray
127. Stag 5 (probably)
128. Staithes (possibly)
129. Strinheim
130. Sunniva (possibly)
131. Svava
132. Swiftly
133. Teal (probably)
134. Thames (probably)
135. The stewarts court (probably)
136. The tetrarch (probably)
137. Ub 115 (possibly)
138. Uc 32 (probably)
139. Upcerne
140. Vianna (possibly)
141. Vianna (probably)
142. Wearsider
143. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: HMS MOLLUSC (EX MEDUSA)

Length 55.8 meter, width: 7.9 meter, tonnage 597 ton

Cause: sunk by two near misses by bombs dropped by german aircraft. (nhb)

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 28 meter, Height above seabed: 143 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H01152/41 11.6.41 POSN 010 DEG, 1.98M FROM ST MARY'S ISLAND LTHO. WK BUOYED. (NOIC BLYTH). INS AS NDW.

- NM 1355/41. H2433/71 22.4.71 EXAM'D IN 550615N, 012606W [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.7 IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. NO SCOUR. (HMS ECHO, 22.9.70). RETAIN AS NDW IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 15.5.73 AMENDED TO WK 24MTRS. NC 152. HH090/796/01 7.1.99 EXAM'D 21.7.98 IN 550616.1N, 012610.4W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 24.3, FOUL 24.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.5 IN GEN DEPTH 28.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.7MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 32MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS. VERY BADLY BROKEN/DECOMPOSED WITH NO DISCERNABLE OUTLINE. AN AREA OF DEBRIS WITH SEVERAL CONTACTS PROUD OF THE SEABED. (GARDLINE, HI 796). AMEND TO SW 24MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2019/000043627 24.3.19 EXAM’D 24.3.19 IN 5506.274N, 0126.178W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.33MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. LENGTH 59.4MTRS, WIDTH 22.7MTRS, HT 4.1MTRS. HEAVILY BROKEN UP. (MERITAITO, HI 1513). AMEND DW 24.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: HEAVILY BROKEN UP

Position: 55 6.274 N,1 26.178 W

 

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